Ian Richardson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ian William Richardson CBE (7 April 1934 – 9 February 2007) was a Scottish actor best known for his portrayal of the Machiavellian Tory politician Francis Urquhart in the BBC's House of Cards trilogy. He was also a leading Shakespearean stage actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Richardson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Brazil
as Mr. WarrennLow-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring...
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Joyeux Noel
as The BishopFrance, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the...
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A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish...
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102 Dalmatians
as Mr. TorteGet ready for a howling good time as an all new assortment of irresistible animal heroes are...
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Becoming Jane
as Richter LangloisA biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman.
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From Hell
as Sir Charles WarrenFrederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack...
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A Knight in Camelot
as MerlinYet another variation on Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee At King Arthur's Court." Here, a...
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M. Butterfly
as Ambassador ToulonIn 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with an opera singer, Song Liling –...
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B.A.P.S
as ManleyTwo clueless homegirls move to L.A. to become dancers, but instead find themselves scamming a...
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The Fourth Protocol
as Sir Nigel IrvineLed by Kim Philby, Plan Aurora is a plan that breaches the top-secret Fourth Protocol and turns...
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Hogfather
as DeathIt's the night before Hogswatch, usually a time of joy on Discworld, but there are suspicious...
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Cry Freedom
as State ProsecutorA dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling...
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The King and I
as The Kralahome (voice)Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many...
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Incognito
as Turley (prosecutor)Harry Donovan is an art forger who paints fake Rembrandt picture for $500,000. The girl he meets...
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Year of the Comet
as Sir Mason HarwoodYear of the Comet is a 1992 romantic comedy adventure film about the pursuit of the most...
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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
as PoloniusTwo minor characters from the play "Hamlet" stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and...
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Marat/Sade
as Jean-Paul MaratIn Charenton Asylum, the Marquis de Sade directs a play about Jean Paul Marat's death, using the...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
as OberonPeter Hall's film adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, filmed in and around an English country...
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes comes to the aid of his friend Henry Baskerville, who is under a family curse...
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Alice Through the Looking Glass
as WaspA modern adaptation of the classic children's story 'Alice through the Looking Glass', which...
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The Woman In White
as Mr. FairlieBased upon Wilkie Collins Victorian mystery, the gothic tale tells of a pair of half sisters...
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Man of La Mancha
as The PadreIn the sixteenth century, Miguel de Cervantes, poet, playwright, and part-time actor, has been...
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Nero
as SeptimusAs a young boy, future emperor Nero witnesses the mad Emperor Caligula kill his father and exile...
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Catherine the Great
as VorontzovTrapped in a loveless arranged marriage to the immature future Czar, a young German Princess...
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The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
as JudgeThis is the true story of a little dog that refused to leave his master's graveside in...
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A Royal Scandal
as NarratorThe doomed marriage of the Prince Regent and Caroline of Brunswick.
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The Plot to Kill Hitler
as Ludwig BeckA historical recreation of the 1944 attempt by several German High Command Officers to...
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An Ungentlemanly Act
as His Excellency, Governor Rex HuntBased on actual accounts, this film portrays the days and hours before and during the invasion...
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A Change of Place
as Henri ChambertinKim Jameson is a university professor while Kate Jameson - also known as Dominique, Kim’s twin...
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King of the Wind
as Bey of TunisIn 1727, an Arab colt is born with the signs of the wheat ear and the white spot on his heel:...
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Foreign Affairs
as EdwinTwo couples find love and comfort in London. A reserved, but lonely aging American female...
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The Treasure Seekers
as HaigFive motherless children, with the help of a famous doctor, are determined to save their...
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The Sign of Four
as Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson try to track down the Great Mogul, the second-largest diamond in...
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Gauguin the Savage
as DegasBased on the turbulent life of the temperamental French painter, Paul Gauguin, and his...
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Twice Upon a Time
as Lord Evelyn GaylordAlice d'Abanville and Louis Ruinard are two extraordinary personalities. They were the most...
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Whoops Apocalypse
as Rear Admiral BendishWhen a small British owned island in the Caribbean is invaded and the world's most dangerous...
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Burning Secret
as Edmund's FatherWhile recuperating in a sanatorium in the mountains, a young boy becomes very close friends with...
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Ike
as FM Sir Bernard MontgomeryEisenhower the military man is the focus of this mini-series, his relationships with the other...
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The Canterville Ghost
as Simon de Canterville'The Canterville Ghost' is one of the most popular choice for making a film in Oscar Wilde's...
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Dirty Weekend
as NimrodShortly after she moves into her own flat in Brighton, Bella finds she is being spied on and...
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Remember
as Philip RawlingsNicky Wells, a TV journalist who is renowned for her hard-hitting reports from the worlds most...
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The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
as Marcus FosterThe Booze Cruise is a series of three feature length comedy dramas written for British...
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The Darwin Adventure
as Capt. FitzroyThe story of Charles Darwin's journey on The Beagle.
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The Devil's Disciple
as General BurgoyneShaw turned to the classic Victorian melodrama to focus on the insincerity of much that his...
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Gawain and the Green Knight
as Narrator (voice)The medieval legend of a supernatural knight who challenges the king's men to kill him.
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A Cotswold Death
as Inspector Anthony ArrowsmithA village cricket match on the lawn of a great country house - a traditional setting for the...
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Blunt
as Anthony BluntAnthony Blunt is an eminent Cambridge-educated art historian who is also working as a spy for...
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The Master of Ballantrae
as Mr. MacKellarThe Master of Ballantrae is a 1984 TV movie based on the 1889 novel by Robert Louis...
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The Fifth Province
as Dr. DrudyTimmy Sugrue is a persecuted guesthouse keeper and writer who lives with his mad mother in a...
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Churchill and the Generals
as Gen. Bernard L. MontgomeryThe complicated relationship between Winston Churchill and the leaders of the British army...
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Dæmos Rising
as NarratorTrapped in an isolated cottage, Captain Cavendish thinks he is seeing ghosts. The only person...
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Danton's Death
as RobespierreDanton's Death is arguably the most dramatic and penetrating study of revolution ever written....
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Charlie Muffin
as CuthbertsonCharlie Muffin, top British Intelligence operative, has just broken up a major Soviet spy...
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Monsignor Quixote
as Bishop of MotopoSir Alec Guiness stars with Leo McKern in the story of a friendship between a Catholic priest...
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Savage Play
as CountDuring a rugby tour of Britain and Ireland in 1888, a young New Zealander searches for his...
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Sorry...
as Michael - 'Private View'Two TV Plays by Vaclav Havel, one called 'Audience', and one called 'Private View'.
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The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
as MarcusThe gang return for their third adventure, this time on a trip to scatter Grace's mother's ashes...
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Slimming Down
as Mr. ShrigleyMr. Shrigley, a small businessman dealing in office equipment, believes that the recession...
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Words Upon the Window Pane
as Dr. TrenchIn 1928 Dublin, during séances concerning Jonathan Swift, the spirits of his former lovers,...
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The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Joseph BellArthur Conan Doyle reveals the story behind Sherlock Holmes and his mysteries by telling about...
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3-D Halloween
as NarratorGhost hunters are on the trail of a supernatural phenomenon and legendary figures in Scotland....
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Salad Days
as Uncle ZedA boy, a girl, a tramp and a piano with the most amazing effect on people, find each other in a...
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Passing Through
as RichardIs Richard the pub bore, or is he someone very intriguing? Arthur is a man of habit - four pints...
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Great Performances
as Bishop of MotopoThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...
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Highlander: The Series
as Max LeinerDuncan MacLeod cannot die -- he is a 400-year-old immortal, who has seen his share of humanity's...
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Agatha Christie's Marple
as Conway JeffersonThe adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St...
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The Merv Griffin Show
as SelfThe Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...
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Play for Today
as Inspector Anthony ArrowsmithPlay for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
as Bill HaydonGeorge Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is...
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House of Cards
as Francis UrquhartFrustrated at a new moderate Conservative government and deprived of a promotion to a senior...
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Bleak House
as ChancellorThe generous John Jarndyce, struggling with his own past, and his two young wards Richard and...
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BBC Play of the Month
as RobespierrePlay of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and...
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Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Joseph BellIf Arthur Conan Doyle based Sherlock Holmes on a real person to any degree, it was on his former...
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To Play the King
as Francis UrquhartFrancis Urquhart's survival at the top is threatened by the new king's populist agenda.
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Hogfather
as DeathOn the night before Hogswatch, the holiday where kids anticipate presents from the beloved...
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The Final Cut
as Francis UrquhartUrquhart aims to secure his legacy on the international stage, but faces threats both from...
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Imperium: Nero
as SettimioAs a young boy, future emperor Nero witnesses the mad Emperor Caligula kill his father and exile...
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Gormenghast
as Lord GroanAt the Castle of Gormenghast, the Groan family has ruled with dusty ceremony for more than...
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The Phantom of the Opera
as CholetThe Phantom of the Opera is a 1990 NBC two-part drama television miniseries. It is adapted from...
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Mistral's Daughter
as Adrien AvigdorBeautiful and naïve Maggy Lunel arrives in Paris completely broke. She becomes an artist's model...
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Troubles
as Edward SpencerIn 1919, Major Brendan Archer arrives in Ireland to reunite with his fiancée, Angela Spencer....
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Chillers
as Lee MandevilleBased on Patricia Highsmith short stories. Displaying a sinister atmosphere, delving into the...
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Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
as NehruLord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy was a British television series which first aired on ITV in...
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Strange
as uncreditedThe world of John Strange is no ordinary place - full of malevolent demons that must be stopped...
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Private Schulz
as Major NeuheimPrivate Schulz is a BBC television comedy drama serial set mostly in Germany, during and...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mr. MacKellarHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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The Gravy Train
as Michael SpearpointA four-part comedy about bureaucratic bribery and corruption in the European Union.
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The Gravy Train Goes East
as Michael SpearpointA fictitious Balkan state adaps to life after Communism.
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The Woman in White
as uncreditedIn Victorian England, Laura and her half-sister Marian are entwined in a terrifying web of...
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The Woman in White
as Frederick FairlieIn Victorian England, Laura and her half-sister Marian are entwined in a terrifying web of...
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Civilisation
as HamletSir Kenneth Clarke guides us through the ages exploring the glorious rise of civilisation in...
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Porterhouse Blue
as uncreditedCambridge, Great Britain, 1980s. When the headmaster of Porterhouse College dies without naming...
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